diocese
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Separately, a former minister from another Church of Ireland parish in east Belfast detailed what he believed to be a further safeguarding concern involving the bishop of the diocese David McClay.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Almost all exorcists, at the urging of the Vatican, keep their identities secret, their role in battling the occult known only to the other priests in their diocese.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
The Vatican announced the nomination of Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, 55, currently an auxiliary bishop in Washington, to the diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in the poor mountainous state of West Virginia.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
The seats symbolise the dual responsibilities of the role -- as a bishop in the diocese of Canterbury and as the spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
She sincerely hoped that the first tuition payment of fourteen dollars might be refunded to the diocese.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Two Church of England dioceses have been given official warnings by the Charity Commission over "mismanagement" of safeguarding complaints against the former Bishop of Liverpool.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
Baulcomb retired from the Church of England in 2003 but received permission to officiate in the dioceses of Chichester and St Edmundsbury & Ipswich.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
The last time dioceses took such an action was during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were instructed to isolate to slow the spread of the virus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
The settlements have been financially crushing for Catholic dioceses across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
As in their dioceses the Inquisition had no prisons of its own, they were required to give it the free use of the episcopal jails.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea
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